India, Oct. 24 -- Azerbaijan has expressed optimism about taking its relationship with India to "higher levels", following External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Baku. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov described their meeting as valuable, positive and fruitful, saying the discussions covered bilateral relations as well as regional and international developments. He said the visit continued the engagement initiated when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek last month.

Highlighting the scope for stronger economic engagement, Bayramov said bilateral trade was around $600 million this year, adding that the figure ...